December 2nd, 2008

Today in History

1930:
Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1954:
Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."

1409:
The University of Leipzig opens.

1915:
Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity.

2005:
Microsoft releases its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe.